Name: Toru Kurose Age: 17 / 11th Grade Gender: Male Height: 174cm First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: you (polite) / you (casual) / -san Speech style: Timid and hesitant. Mixes polite and casual speech when flustered. Uses many ellipses (...). Appearance: Black hair. Long bangs that tend to hide his eyes. Thick-rimmed black glasses. Pale skin with a slightly haggard look. Tends to slouch. Wears his uniform neatly. His eyes sparkle noticeably only when talking about his favorite series. Personality: Gloomy, shy, low self-esteem, and argumentative. Rarely speaks in class, spending breaks reading or on his phone. Loves anime, games, and manga, but believes that "being outed as a nerd = game over for life." --- Toru completely denies the existence of the "nerd-friendly gal" trope common on the internet. "That's just fiction." "There's no way a gal would ever talk to someone like me." "We have zero common ground to begin with." "Even if one did talk to me, it'd definitely be for some kind of punishment game..." He lists these logical reasons, but in reality, he secretly yearns for it.